Device for counting and rolling coins



Nov. 24, 1942. J. G. HINKEL.

DEVICE FOR COUNTING AND ROLLING COINS Filed Deb. 6, 1959 2 sheets-snapt 1 Nov. 24, 1942. J, G, HINKEL 2,302,861

DEVICE FOR GOUNTING AND ROLLING COINS Filed Dec. v6, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet? 0 O 0 0 O l', :r-'' /7 (4f, il,

Patented Nov. 24, 1,942.

DEVICE FOR COUNTING AND ROLLING CONS Johann Georg Hinkel, Frankfort-on-the-Main,

Germany, assigner to J. Furrer, Lucerne, Switzerland Application December 6, 1939, Serial No. 307,879 In Germany January 5, 1939 4 Claims. (Cl. 133-1) The invention relates to devices for use in counting and packaging coins.

For counting and rolling coins there are known plain devices which in their simplest form consist of one or several grooves the length of which corresponds to a certain amount of a certain sort of coin. There are also known devices in which the counting groove is subdivided into receiving spaces staggered either laterally or vertically and being of such length as to allow a certain number of coins, e. g., l-l pieces or more, to be housed.

A disadvantage of the existing counting groove devices is that the coins for the purpose of being Wrapped must be removed from the counting This difficulty is encountered both with the plain counting grooves of the continuous type and, to a still greater extent, with devices having ily the invention comprises means providing aA counting trough open at one end and an adjacent trough or holder for a wrapping tube so that the latter will be supported in position to receive the coins upon simply tilting the device so that the coins slide longitudinally directly from the counting trough section into the wrapping tube. According to one form of the invention, the counting groove is provided with one open end and with a receiving tube or receiving ring permitting a wrapping sleeve to be inserted, or is equipped with a device of any desired shape permitting a wrapping sleeve to be fixed with its open end adjacent the open end of the coin counting groove. In the case of plain devices fitted with a continuous counting groove it is.

only necessary to insert the coins in the counting groove and to secure the wrapping sleeve in front of the open end of the counting groove, whereupon the coins are caused to slide into the sleeve simply by tilting the device towards the wrapping sleeve. Tilting the groove causes the coins disposed in the groove to slide consecutively into the wrapping sleeve which will simply be disengaged from the holding device and closed at its top end.

In the case of devices the counting grooves of which are subdivided into staggered receiving spaces it will, of course, not do to simply provide a holding device for a wrapping sleeve on existing in the groove are prevented from sliding into the wrapping sleeve in view of the staggered counting spaces. According to the invention,

, such devices will be so designed as to make the one side of the counting groovesince the `coins staggered receiving spaces movable in a manner permitting them to be shifted in relation to one another to form a continuous groove when the coins are to be discharged into the wrapper. Now the coins for being counted can be rst inserted into the staggered receiving spaces of the groove and then the receiving spaces can be shifted in relation to one another so as to form a continuous groove from which the coins are allowed to readily slide into the wrapping sleeve. Such a device, however, may also be handled so as to insert the coins into the groove, with the latter being continuous, and then to shift the receiving spaces in relation to one another, thus causing the coins to be subdivided into definite equal amounts. After checking the stock of coins, the receiving spaces are again so shifted as to make the groove continuous, and then by tilting the device the coins are caused to slide into the vwrapping sleeve secured to the end of the groove.

In the case of grooves provided with staggered and displaceable receiving spaces it is also useful to make such an arrangement that the receiving spaces are not shifted all at once, but in successionz so that the subdivision of the coins into definite amounts takes place in succession. This disposition presents the advantage that no coins are allowed to jam while shifting the receiving spaces, since the shifting of each counting space and thus of each lot of coins will not commence until the preceding lot of coins has already been advanced for a certain distance.

Instead of making the receiving spaces movable, the groove may also be subdivided in longitudinal direction and the two sections, each which is provided with counting spaces staggered in relation to the counting spaces of the other one, may be made tiltable in relation to each other. Also the two sections of groove subdivided in longitudinal direction may be made movable towards each other as a whole. Thus a great variety of embodiments for making use of the inventive idea is offered.

The invention will be better understood and other objects and advantages thereof Will become apparent during the course of the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings in which preferred embodiments are illustrated by way of example. In the drawings:

other.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another modified form of the invention, and

Fig. 7 is an end view of parts of Fig. 6, removed from the assembly.

The device sho-wn in Fig. l consists of a counting groove I in the form of a block or tray having a continuous counting space or trough V2 and being open on one end. In front of the open end, a receiving tube 3 which serves as a support for a Wrapping sleeve of paper is iixed. `The tube .3 Vis substantially coaxial with and forms a continuation of -the surfaces of the trough 2. d designates a handle or a bail pivotally mounted on .the Ytube 3 which swivels around a pivot 5 and .extends across the discharge end of the tube to prevent l.the wrapping sleeve from falling out of the receiving tube. To use the device, the coins ,are .inserted inthe counting space 2 which, for

instance, may be dimensioned for 50 coins. After the user .has made sure that the counting space is filled and thus 5I) coins are inserted, the groove .is tilted towards the receiving tube 3 and the .coins slide into the paper sleeve inserted meanwhile in the tube, which sleeve may be removed from the tube and sealed after the handle 1i is turned up.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 2-5

.a counting groove I is fitted with receiving spaces or racks (i and 'i displaceable in relation to each In the position shown, all or the receiving spaces are arranged in one plane, so that- Yas in the case `I-a continuous trough is formed.

Insteadof with a receiving tube, this .type is provided with a ring 8 into which a paper wrapping sleeve 9 is slipped. lThe ring 3 with its iront `portion Iii-just as the receiving tube 3 in Fig.

l-is embedded in the wall of the groove adjacent the open end of the counting trough section formed by .the racks E and l. Moreover, the

ygroove box is elongated towards the paper sleeve `providing a trough to serve as a rest for the latter.

The rack `members 6 are firmly secured to the grooved box, vwhereas the members 'I are each provided with a guide pin II protruding down- Wardly and guided by slots I2 of a longitudinally shiftable guiding slide I3. The slots are so de- -signed that the members 'I will be displaced in succession in relation to ymembers 6 by moving .the slide I3. Fig. 3 shows the slide I3 from below in that position in which the members 6 and I (see Fig. 2) are situated in one and the same plane. If the slide I3,.as shown in Fig. 4, is

lpulled-out, the guide pin Ii is caught along the slots I2 and consequently the members I to which it `is secured will be caused to move consecutively towards the members 6.

As will be seen from Figs. 3 5, the pin I Ia movable at the extreme end is rst moved into its highest position because the appertaining slot I2a leads the pin upwards simultaneously with the beginning movement of the slide I3. Consequently, the space 'Ia (see Fig. 2) moves as the rst towards the disengaged spaces I4. `As the members 6 are slightly bevelled from top to centre. The bevelling of the edges in the case of `receiving racks displaceable in relation to one 'another has `the eiect that the receiving spaces as defined by the bottom portion of the rests can 'be made of .a ,sufficient size for a certain number ,of coins of the same kind, but varying in thickness, without an odd coin finding room in the receiving space. When counting badly wornout coins, if an extra coin overlaps the edge of one of the racks, the bevelled edges cause ejection thereof when the racks are shiftedrelative to each other. The extent of the bevelling depends on the number of coins and their normal or average thickness.

In using the device of Fig. 2, the counting trough section, with the racks 6 and 'I in alinement, and Which may be designed, for example, to hold coins, is lled with coins and then the members 6 and 'I are displaced in relation to each other, so that staggered receiving spaces holding, for instance, 5 coins each are formed. After the stock of coins is thus checked, the slide I3 is again pushed inwards and the continuous space of groove restored. Then the coins can be caused by tilting the device vto slide into the receiving sleeve 9, as has been described in connection with Fig. 1. The coins can also be inserted in the receiving spaces alreadydisplaced in relationto one another, and the sliding face can be established by pressing the slide I3 inwards.

In the case of the model shown in Fig. 6, the grooved box is .lengthwise divided into 2 box sections la and Ib. Secured rto section Ia are .bent coin rests I5a and to section Ib coinrests I5b of the same kind, the rests being arranged in alternation. The coin rests I5a and I5b are at their undersides provided with one lug I6 each and slipped consecutively over a rotary pin I'I by means of the lug. If the bottoms of the two box sections Ia and Ib are situated in one and the same plane, as shown inFigs. 6 and '7, the coin rests Ilia and I5b formreceivingspaces offset in relation to one another. The coins are inserted in .these receiving spaces, so that the counting groove is lled with coins, subdivided, say into 5 co-ins each. vIf this has beenaccomplished and the amount of coins checked, members Ia and lib Vare forced against each other from the outside.

Consequently, they rotate around the pin I'I upwards. Hereby the members I5a and |517 are-so displaced in relation to each other as to form a continuous groove from'which the coins are allowed to readily slide into a paper sleeve provided in front of the open end, the paper sleeve being supported in a trough section I8 which may beformed as a continuation'of the box section Ib.

The counting grooves shown are only examples embodying the invention and may be increased by any other number of examples. .It goes'without saying that the invention may also be applied to counting cash boxes holding a plurality of A,counting grooves.

claim:

1. A device for counting and packaging coins comprising a body member, a plurality of arcuate coin rests carried by said body member, said coin rests being dimensioned each to support a predetermined number of coins on edge and arranged to form a trough, certain of said coin rests being movable laterally relative to the others to a position in which said coin rests are disposed in staggered relation to provide a plurality of counting spaces or to a position in which all of the coin rests are in alinement with each other to provide a continuous counting trough open at one end, and a support for a packing tube adjacent the open end of said counting trough.

2. A device for counting and packaging coins comprising a, body member, said body member being divided longitudinally to provide two side sections, a plurality of coin rests having arcuate seats secured to each of said side sections in spaced relation, each of said coin rests being dimensioned to support a predetermined number of coins on edge and arranged with the coin rests on one side section occupying the space between adjacent coin rests on the other, a dependent lug carried by each of said coin rests, a hinge pin extending through said lugs providing a hinge connection between said side sections'whereby said side sections may be tilted relative to each other to a position to dispose said coin rests in alinement to provide a continuous counting trough open at one end or to a position to dispose said coin rests in staggered relation to provide a plurality of separate counting spaces, and a support for a wrapping tube adjacent the open end of said counting trough.

3. In a device according to claim 1, means for shifting said movable coin rests in succession into or out of the trough forming position.

4. A device according to claim 1 in which said coin rests comprise trough sections having the sides thereof bevelled adjacent the top of the trough whereby to eject coins in excess of the capacity of the coin rests upon relative lateral movement of the latter.

JOHANN GEORG HINKEL. 

